Government offers £38m funding to bolster local electric bus fleets across England

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Funding is set to support efforts led by 12 local authorities alongside bus operators to bolster zero emission fleets

More than 300 new electric buses are set to hit the nation's roads by 2027 following a cash injection of nearly £38m from the government to local authorities and bus operators. The Department for Transport...

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